• Question: how does age affect your immune system?

    Asked by anon-225451 to Paul on 9 Nov 2019.
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      Paul Laurance-Young answered on 9 Nov 2019:

      Good question this… one best suited to an immunologist for a very in depth answer.Long, complicated answer made short: the immune system slows down as you age. Cells don’t replicate as quickly, meaning fewer cells to do the same job. Having said that, it still does a great job of protecting your body well into old age.

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